PATIENTS in Greater Springfield will soon gain access to groundbreaking clinical research into new therapies and drugs for cancer and other serious health conditions, with a new clinical trials service set to open at Mater Hospital Springfield next year.

The service, managed by Mater Research and supported by a $975,000 Mater Foundation grant, will give local patients access to innovative treatments closer to home.

For Ipswich grandmother Jan Mundt, clinical research proved truly life-changing. Diagnosed in 2018 with stage 4 metastatic lung cancer and given less than a year to live, Ms Mundt joined a Mater Research trial at Mater Hospital Brisbane under the care of Dr Vikram Jain, Mater’s Director of Medical Oncology.

“A trial of double immunotherapy had recently become available and Ja

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